Hey guys! I'm back this week for a new chapter ready for you all to enjoy! We continue the battle in Inkopolis where the enemy is advancing their forces further into the square. However, Fox and his team come in and even the odds. Will this claim the fighters victory? Read on to find out!
Before I continue though, I saw that a new Nintendo Direct came out just hours after I posted the previous chapter, so let me make some opinions on some of the highlights that I'd like to discuss.
Overwatch on Switch: Since it's so popular, it was bound to happen sooner or later. I like the Overwatch series, and I may/may not get it sometime in the near future.
Luigi's Mansion 3 new content: I think this game will be worth getting once it comes out on Halloween. I like the idea of distinct themes for each resort floor. As for the multiplayer mode, it strongly reminds me of Mario Party minigames (PTSD from childhood). Regardless, I think the game will be a load of fun to play.
Terry Bogard in Smash: To be honest, I wasn't expecting a Fatal Fury character to show up, but now that it's happened, I think the franchise may be more in the limelight and possibly release a new game after Terry's release in Smash. I'll be excited to see how he will fit in the future stories I have planned.
More DLC fighters after the fighters pass: Wasn't expecting this either, but I'm hoping for someone awesome (or unexpected) to show up. Nonetheless, I will find a way to incorporate them into future stories.
Zelda Link's Awakening remake: I'm totally looking forward so much to this game that I already pre-ordered a copy. The graphics look so good and the create your own dungeon mode looks like a lot of fun too. I'm really hoping that it lives up to the hype and nostalgia that was in the original game boy copy.
SNES games on Switch: I was so happy they were finally doing this. I'm most excited to playing Super Mario World, Super Mario Kart, Yoshi's Island, Zelda: A Link to the Past, Super Metroid, and the original Starfox. They were impactful in the 16 bit era and the fact that they're available again really bring out the nostalgic side in not only me, but millions of other Switch owners as well.
Animal Crossing New Horizons: I'm so gonna pre-order this sucker at the earliest opportunity. The gameplay and content look awesome and it will no doubt take up a lot of my time once it comes out. The multiplayer mode also looks so much fun here. Especially the fact that I'll get to see other peoples' islands and compare them to mine.
Xenoblade Chronicles for Switch: I wasn't expecting this to happen at the end of the direct, so I was taken a little off guard. I never played the original on the Wii, but I think this will give me a second chance to play it through. I may get it a few weeks after the release and I think I'll more than enjoy it.
Banjo & Kazooie Breakdown: When I first looked at their moves, I was happy at how Sakurai was keeping the character duo faithful to their original roots. As for the moves themselves, it may make Banjo somewhere around mid/high tier. Regardless of tier placement though, his moves look like a lot of fun to play with. I downloaded him a few days ago and was not disappointed at all. I won a good number of online matches with him to the point where I had almost 3 million GSP before a hero main knocked me back down.
I thought the direct was decent. A wave of new information came through and really got me hyped for future games and downloadable content down the road. However, the thing that still gets me the most excited is Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2. I can't wait for whatever announcement they make with this game in the future. If I had to give an estimation on the release date, I believe it would be around late 2020 to early 2021.
Now that I've got all that out of the way, I want to get back into the story. As always, don't forget to fave, follow, and review! Now, without further ado, let's get into this new chapter!
Inkopolis Square, World of Trophies
Peach, Diddy Kong, and Amelia the Inkling were carving a path through the onslaught of Lightspace Army forces in an attempt to further defend the front entrance.
The princess and Agent 4 were at the forefront while Diddy pulled out his rocketbarrel pack and provided decent air support.
Soon enough, they reunited with Little Mac and Greninja, effectively ready to take down any enemy as a team.
In another area of the entrance, Wario was struggling with a Light Golem and was about to get smashed by its powerful hammer. Fortunately, a flaming double edged blade protruded from the chest jewel of the behemoth and promptly collapsed. Once it was lying on the ground, Roy was revealed to be standing on the back of its neck before pulling his sword out, claiming victory.
He then got off of the Golem and gave a smile at Wario. "You're welcome."
Wario, not new to friendship, responded in a way only he knew how. "I didn't-a need your-a help you know."
"That's fine." Said Roy as he continued smiling. "I help out whoever I can."
Wario scoffed before pulling out a bizarre looking motorcycle and started plowing through more enemies away from the swordsman.
He was on a literal roll until he came across Mr. Game & Watch. He was currently keeping a squadron of Light Primids at bay with his frying pan and cooking skills.
Wario looked puzzled, but decided to go along with it and help out his supposed ally by providing his own fragrance to "spice" up the 2D fighter's cooking.
Mr. Game & Watch realized what this meant, so he jumped out of the way and went into a parachute high above the battle to let Wario break the wind. As soon as he did, the entire horde of enemies collapsed from the explosive levels of gas he let loose.
Once Mr. Game & Watch touched the ground again, he covered his nose from the residual gas as he saw more enemies coming for them.
Wario then stood by him, ready to take them on side by side. Albeit slightly reluctantly.
Fox McCloud was using his Arwing to fire whatever he could on the Lightspace ship. So far, he was dealing a good amount of damage, not to mention Bowser's remaining airships providing the pilot necessary support.
"It looks like I only need a few more runs before I can bring down that ship!" Said Fox. "Once we take it down, we can end this battle for good!"
Meanwhile, King K Rool was commanding his mothership crew from the ground to shoot down McCloud by any means necessary. "Focus all cannons on that fighter craft! Don't let it destroy ours!"
Unknowingly, he left himself wide open as he received a powerful punch to the gut, knocking him back a few feet but leaving him mostly unharmed.
K Rool looked at his opponent and realized it was Donkey Kong, looking furious enough to scare off a herd of elephants. "-You'll pay for threatening my island, K Rool!-"
The king responded with a few chuckles. "Do you really think you can beat me with the upgrades Galeem's given me, Donkey Kong?"
"-Only one way to find out!-" Responded DK before winding up a giant punch.
K Rool charged up a punch of his own while equipping a large boxing glove.
Soon enough, the two powerful strikes collided, causing a shockwave that knocked down anyone within twenty feet of them.
After that, they kept exchanging brutal strikes back and forth with neither fighter looking to give into defeat.
Samuel, the Lightspace Army's Elite Mii Gunner, flew with his jetpack onto the rooftop where the Great Zapfish was within arms reach. However, he had opposition from four formidable fighters.
They were Steven, the Inkling Agent 3, Mega Man, the Blue Bomber, Yoshi, Mario's old buddy, and Toon Link, the Hero of Winds. Each one of them had something different they added to the table. There would no doubt be a challenge for both sides.
"So you think you four outnumber me?' Said the gunner as he looked up.
When the four fighters looked up along with him, they spotted a squadron of Light Primids equipped with jetpacks land onto the roof, all armed with super scopes and beam swords.
"Think again." Continued Samuel as his reinforcements took aim.
He then ordered the Light Primids to keep the four fighters busy while he would take the Great Zapfish by any means necessary.
The Primids were enough to occupy Mega Man, Yoshi, and Toon Link. However, Agent 3 slipped through some ink he made and proceeded to tackle the gunner onto the ground. This prevented him from reaching the creature.
Unfortunately, this didn't last long because Samuel had a function on his belt that made his whole armor electrified. This stunned the Inkling and knocked him away.
Toon Link then slipped through the Primid army and got in front of the gunner. "You're not taking this thing!" He then fired rounds of arrows and bombs which were all promptly shot down by Samuel.
"Your weapons are primitive and pitiful!" Taunted the gunner before firing another barrage of missiles.
The Hero of Winds raised his shield to block them. Unfortunately, they all curved around him. "What?" He soon got hit on both sides with at least a dozen missiles. This effectively knocked him down for the count.
Yoshi and Mega Man then got in front of the gunner after they cleared out the last Light Primids. The dinosaur began his attack by turning himself into an egg and rolling straight at Samuel. This attack turned out to be futile, resulting in him getting knocked off the building from a powerful rapid charge shot.
As Yoshi was falling, he decided to flutter kick to slow his descent. Despite this attempt, the dinosaur still landed pretty hard on the ground below, knocking him out cold with some worrying injuries.
This left Mega Man as the last fighter that stood between Samuel and the Great Zapfish. Unfortunately, it looked like the gunner had something already planned.
"I've learned all your moves earlier! There's no way you can beat me now!" Declared the Blue Bomber.
"I don't need to." Responded Samuel before using his wrist communicator. "Now!"
Suddenly, another Lightspace ship jumped out of hyperspeed right above the roof they were on. This got the attention of not only the heroes on the rooftop, but also the fighters and Inklings in the lower square.
This especially got Amelia worried because her partner Agent 3 was still on the rooftop. "Steven! NO!"
"You're too late!" Taunted the gunner. "Your precious power source is Galeem's now!"
A wide blue light then shone over the entire roof. In a few seconds, the Great Zapfish was being ripped from its normal spot and began ascending into the sky against its will.
"No!" Shouted Mega Man as he started shooting at the ship. However, this only lasted for a few seconds because he was beginning to float upward along with Agent 3 and an unconscious Toon Link.
"It's a tractor beam!" Shouted Steven. "We can't escape it!"
As the robot and the Inkling were being pulled up along with the Great Zapfish, a newly awoken Toon Link tried to stay onto the ground using his hookshot to adhere onto the roof. Unfortunately, Samuel saw the efforts the small hero was trying to make.
"What do you think you're trying to do?" Said the gunner before severing the hookshot chain with his cannon. This caused the hero to be pulled up into the ship looming above. Once the three fighters and Great Zapfish were inside the craft, its large compartment closed before blasting back into hyperspace, en route through space.
With no one left to oppose him, Samuel used his wrist communicator once more. "The creature is ours. Take it to the World of Light. And tell Galeem he'll be meeting some guests along with our prize."
He then fired up his jetpack again and returned to the ship he and K Rool came in. Before he entered the ship, he decided to give one last order. "All troops, pull back. We have what we need."
In a few short moments, the Lightspace army pulled their forces from Inkopolis, leaving the square nothing more than a wasteland full of wreckage filled with wounded fighters and Inklings.
K Rool was panting and was about to give in while Donkey Kong felt the same. However, once he saw the Lightspace Army heading back to the mothership, he decided to follow suit.
"We'll settle this later, Kong! Count on it!" Shouted the crocodile.
He then fired up his helicopter-like contraption and headed straight to the Lightspace mothership.
DK didn't have time to go after his nemesis because he felt bruised all over. He then promptly collapsed as a worried Diddy rushed to his side.
"-DK!-" Shouted the small primate before pulling out some bananas. "-Stay with me big guy!-"
Once every Lightspace troop was on the ship, it quickly fled into parts unknown.
When Fox saw what the ship was doing, he decided to give it one last gift.
The pilot then used his Arwing to get as close as he could to the ship without being undetected. Once he was close enough, he secretly launched something that stuck to its side. As the device was securing itself to the ship, McCloud headed back to the square as fast as he could because even a pilot as skillful as him wouldn't survive a full minute against that fleet. Especially with the amount of damage his Arwing took.
As Fox was descending onto the square, he pulled out a device that was calibrating the tracking function of the device.
"You won't hide forever." Muttered Fox to himself before heading back to his allies.
As everyone else was recovering from the battle and finding their bearings back on the square, Peach looked at the fading view of the Lightspace ship before tightly closing her fist in aggression.
"This isn't over."